{"id":10790,"date":"2023-11-21T15:18:55","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T15:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecarstuff.com\/?p=10790"},"modified":"2023-12-13T17:39:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T17:39:23","slug":"battery-fuse-requires-replacement-soon-tesla-error","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecarstuff.com\/battery-fuse-requires-replacement-soon-tesla-error\/","title":{"rendered":"Battery Fuse Requires Replacement Soon – Tesla error BMS_u031 – What to do?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Did your Tesla just welcome you with the message: “BMS_u031 Battery Fuse Requires Replacement Soon – OK to drive, schedule service”?<\/p>\n
Don’t worry, here is why and what to do next.<\/p>\n
The short version: the most probable reason why your Tesla is showing this error message is that this particular generation of HV battery pyro fuse has a tiny internal battery with a limited life span (about 7 years so chances are that if you’re getting this message in 2023\/2024, your Tesla is probably a 2016-2017-2018 model) and based on the date, Tesla has calculated that yours is on it’s last 6 months stretch.<\/p>\n
The longer version: the error message “battery fuse requires replacement soon” in a Tesla Model vehicle indicates that the vehicle’s battery management system has detected an issue with the HV battery pyro fuse. In Tesla vehicles, the battery pack is a crucial component, and the battery fuse is an essential safety feature. Here’s what this message generally means:<\/p>\n
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Replacing the HV battery pyro fuse in a Tesla is typically not a DIY task due to the complexities and safety risks associated with Tesla’s (and any EV) high-voltage systems. As the message in the app suggest,\u00a0 schedule a service appointment with a Tesla service center to have it replaced with a self-powered hybrid pyro fuse which should last a lot longer.<\/p>\n
While some Tesla owners got charged $300-$700 historically, it now appears that it is covered under the warranty and Tesla should exchange it for free (thecarstuff.com has reached to Tesla for statement on this and are yet to hear back at the time of publication).<\/p>\n
No, it should not happen again as Tesla is swapping the old fuse models with a new HV ones that should last virtually forever.<\/p>\n
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Did your Tesla just welcome you with the message: “BMS_u031 Battery Fuse Requires Replacement Soon – OK to drive, schedule service”? Don’t worry, here is why and what to do next. Why has the “Battery Fuse Requires Replacement Soon” appeared in the first place? The short version: the most probable reason why your Tesla is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10791,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[926,910,1079,1077,1078,977],"tags":[],"offerexpiration":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecarstuff.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10790"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecarstuff.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecarstuff.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecarstuff.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecarstuff.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10790"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/thecarstuff.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10790\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10899,"href":"https:\/\/thecarstuff.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10790\/revisions\/10899"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecarstuff.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecarstuff.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecarstuff.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecarstuff.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10790"},{"taxonomy":"offerexpiration","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecarstuff.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/offerexpiration?post=10790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}